David Walliams: Doncaster show of comic accused of preying on young girls
The comic filmed the spoof documentary series in Doncaster
Comedian David Walliams - who has been accused of preying on girls as young as 15 after losing a court battle to prevent publication of details - filmed one of his biggest hit shows in Doncaster.
In a joint report from ITV News and The Guardian, one girl says she was 15 when the comedian and author first contacted her, and by the time she was 17 they were having sex - he strongly denies grooming her.
She is one of multiple women in the report who claim Walliams used his celebrity status to prey on them for sexual purposes when they were teenagers or young women .
He has denied all allegations, saying: "I am not a sexual predator." But he acknowledges "at times I behaved thoughtlessly towards other people"
Walliams had asked the High Court to block the publication of the investigation, and said if the allegations were made public it was "highly likely" he would kill himself
The court refused the request, saying the risks could be mitigated and that it was not the court's responsibility to protect his wellbeing
One of the star’s biggest hit series was filmed in Doncaster.
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Come Fly With Me, which featured Walliams and Matt Lucas, was filmed at Doncaster Sheffield Airport and first aired in 2010.
The pair helped show off the airport to a nationwide TV audience when filming the comic mockumentary there more than a decade ago.
A spoof of British documentaries Airport and Airline, the series followed the activity at a major airport and three fictional airlines with Lucas and Walliams portraying many of the focal airline and airport staff, as well as some passengers.
But the show was pulled from streaming services in 2020 over its use of ‘blackface.’ along with the pair’s other show Little Britain.
In the show, Walliams dressed up in blackface to play passenger liaison officer Moses Beacon and airline boss Omar Baba.
Lucas played coffee shop owner Precious in blackface as well as baggage handler Taaj.
At the time, a BBC spokesman added: ‘There’s a lot of historical programming available on BBC iPlayer, which we regularly review.
"Times have changed since Little Britain first aired so it is not currently available on BBC iPlayer."